Welcome To Parenthood.

 

I found this on Quora by Anonymous:

Anonymous

8y

Is having children that bad? I am 28 years old and TERRIFIED of having children. Why? Everyone I talk to constantly complains about how hard/terrible it is and when I ask why, the response is, “it’s just a lot.” What am I missing?

Well, now let me see

Do you like sleep?

Forget it (and I mean FORGET IT)

Do you like money?

Forget that too

Do you like good uniterrupted sex with your partner? Without hearing “mummy” just as you're getting into it?

Once again, forget about it.

Do you like me time,long showers/baths, TV time,dinner with friends, going go the movies, sanity, quite, a clean home, one second to have a single thought that doesn't involve your child/children, clothes shopping, gym time, dating,long walks, new expensive shoes, talking for hours on the phone, sleeping in a bed alone till midday ,traveling ,having any man u now meet (if you're female) thinking anything except “oh she's a mother”?

Do you enjoy constent yelling, crying, demands,arguments between siblings, school runs 5 days a week, extra curricular activities, constant guilt about what other children have, other parents going on and on and on and on about their kids.

Do you enjoy saying hurry up we're late 50 times in the morning?

Do you enjoy bodily fluids on your clothes/ face/mouth, mainly poo, pee, puke, snots, tears.

Do you enjoy repeating yourself 1,000 times a day (possibly more) do u like mindless loud cartoons that go on and on and on to the point where you'll soon know the next lines and every shitty song in between.

Do you enjoy repeating safety measures 1,000 times a day, no, stop, don't, it's dangerous.

Do you enjoy children's parties with smelly little rugrats destroying everything and eating the paint off the walls, not to mention the colossal noise and clean up afterwards!

Do you like being pushed to the brink of your emotional health and sanity and then pushed some more then possibly shit on straight after and still all the while remaining calm and loving. Forget it if you're unwell, period cramps, flu . You are now number zero. You don't matter, this child does and they don't let u forget it.

I hope you enjoy cooking, cleaning and washing clothes they're gonna be your new best friends.

If you enjoy siting alone for 10+ years being totally imprisoned by parenting and forking out thousands for the pleasure. Go right on ahead and have a couple of kids

Welcome to hell by the way!!

PS. I do actually really love my children absolutely pure love but they drive me nuts!